Beware of the feels at the end of the chapter! I don't want any complaints on this chapter! Also this is an AU people cannon has no power here so stop telling me that Lovino would never talk to Francis! I've seen all the anime, read the manga, and searched the fan baese I've done my research so if I want Lovino to chew Francis out and have Antonio be ok with it that's wht I'll do. It's my fic. Sorry for the rant. Please enjoy and don't forget to review!^^
Antonio's POV
In the end Francis didn't stay long after he was turned down by almost all of my crew. Gilbert would have joined his crew but Matthew was fiercely loyal to me and he finally found a friend in Lovino so the small blonde wasn't going anywhere.
Once we had seen his ship off I noticed everyone was on deck except for the three Italians till I heard the distinct growling of my first mate
"For the last time Feliciano no you cannot handle sharp objects!
"The last time I let you anywhere near a knife you cut your hand open and Enzio almost lost his head because you freaked out and threw the knife saying it bit you!" Lovino screamed as the three brothers came into view with the one that looked like Lovino's doppelganger whining about getting a sword like the one his brother wears.
"But fratello you look so cool with it!" he told his brother earning him a smack to the back of his head
"I said no so shut up!" Lovino growled before the youngest of the three tapped Lovino on the shoulder alerting him to their audience. Lovino then blushed a deep shade of red and dragged the other two behind him as he walked over to us
"I'd like to introduce everyone to my brothers Feliciano and Enzio Vargas. I'll take responsibility for teaching them the ways of the ship." Lovino told us locking his eyes with mine like he was waiting for me to tell him no.
"As captain of the El Ángel del diablo I welcome any family members of my first mate." I smile at the boys before I'm tackled to the ground by one of them
"~Ve thank you Mr. Captain Sir!" he said happily before Lovino dragged him off of me
"Hey don't go tackling Antonio! He's the fucking captain so show some kind of self-control Feliciano!" my first mate told Feliciano as my whole crew watched in shocked silence.
"~Ve sorry fratello but I was only thanking him for letting us stay." Feliciano told his brother before Lovino dropped him on the deck.
Lovino's POV
I get that Feliciano was only thanking Antonio but it pissed me off to see him hanging off of the Spaniard's neck and looking like he belonged there. Why did I ever wish that my brothers were here?
Enzio isn't that bad since he's more like me but everybody's always liked Feliciano better and when we were younger everyone including our grandfather would tell me to be more like Feli.
I finally find somewhere that accepts me for who I am and now Feliciano is going to ruin it. After I finally calm down I introduce the crew one by one to my brothers.
Everything went smoothly till I introduced Feliciano to Ludwig who was thrown into a state of absolute shock when my skinny assed little tackled him into a bear hug.
Yep I am so going to regret having Feli around aren't I? When Enzio and I finally pull Feliciano off of a madly blushing Ludwig, while everyone just stands around and laughs, before introducing the captain
"And finally this is our captain Antonio Fernandez Carriedo." I tell them as Antonio smiles and gives a deep bow
"Welcome to my ship boys! Hopefully you two will catch on as quickly as your brother did." He said with a wink in my direction that made my breath hitch and Enzio to look at us weird.
After Antonio stood back up it was quickly decided that Enzio would be a gunner and a rigger while Feliciano was in charge of keeping everything clean and would also work under Elizabeta in the kitchen with Lily.
Gilbert managed to find places for my brother's to sleep in the men's section of the crew's quarters and because Antonio had a rule that no one go anywhere without being armed Vash, who was in charge of all weapons, handed Feliciano a small dagger and Enzio received a smallsword.
The rest of the day was mostly spent by me screaming at Feliciano when he screwed up the simplest tasks, telling Gilbert to stop groping my brothers, or smacking Enzio upside the head for flirting with the girls on the ship before Vash, Yao, or Roderich could kill them.
Antonio's POV
Lovino had been busy all day long so I was hoping to talk to him at dinner but my angry little Italian never showed. Instead I found myself sitting at my normal table with Lovino's younger brother Enzio while Feliciano sat with Ludwig and his family.
"Hey idiot what is your relationship with my grande fratello?" he asked locking his green eyes with mine
"He's my first mate and a member of my crew." I answer which only earns me a glare that he clearly learned from being near Lovino
"Fine don't tell me but if you end up hurting my brother in any way the navy and rouge pirates won't be the only thing you have to worry about Captain." The boy vowed before getting up and moving to sit with his older brother.
After Enzio left I got up and walked out on deck and was headed back to my cabin when I saw my fiery Italian perched on the railing of the ship looking at the night sky with Alfred's spyglass.
"Lovino didn't you want dinner?" I asked as I walked up to him
"Liz let me eat before everyone else since I missed lunch so I wasn't hungry. I noticed that Alfred left his spyglass on deck so I've been finding the constellations like my grandfather taught me." He replied not looking away from the sky
"You must have loved your grandfather. Feliciano's been telling everyone who kind he was." I smiled before catching Lovino's mood change.
"He was good to Feli but I hardly ever saw the bastard. I was two when we lost our parents. Our father was lost at sea trying to support a wife, father in law, two kids and one on the way; then our mother died in childbirth giving life to Enzio.
"The man was left with two toddlers and a newborn and I'm still surprised he didn't just give us to someone else in town. Anyway I knew our parents weren't coming back and for a while I blamed Enzio for our mother's death because he was here and she wasn't.
"I grew to like him over time but only after grandpa started spending all his time with Feliciano. He treated us all the same but Feli got more attention, better presents, and somehow if he ever did anything wrong it was my fault." Lovino sighed making me feel bad about bringing up painful memories
"Did you know I almost died as a child?" he asked but not waiting for an answer
"Scarlet fever plagued the village and I ended up getting it when I was five. Grandpa waved it off as a sore throat till I developed the rash earning me a one-way ticket to the local church which had been turned into a hospital.
"My fever was so high I can't even remember what went on in that hospital or how long I was there but when I had survived the sickness I went home to find it empty. The old man didn't even stick around to find out if I lived or not.
"One of the local widows took me in and made sure I was taken care of and eventually he came back bringing Feliciano and Enzio with him but by then I pretty much told him off in front of the whole town.
"I know he left to make sure Feli and Enzio didn't get sick but I didn't know that at the time so I cussed him out and broke down crying in front of everyone and God. He still gave Feli all of the attention but every now and then he made time for just me." He finished with a small ghost of a smile.
I didn't know what to say and the air still hummed with his words, so I did the only thing I could think of. I threw caution to the wind, looked into his golden green eyes, and then.
I kissed him.
Yay they kissed! Review to see if I'll actually write lemon in the first person! Or if I'll just keep dragging you guys along till I actually decide to have then mate. ^^